Anyone had success with For Sale Pages?

[Name Trader]

Has anyone had any success with For Sale Pages on their domains? If so. Do you have any tips? Should I include a minimum price to deter time-wasters?

 

[matrigaldo]

I'm interested too, i'm planning to put the "For Sale" page in my websites, but not sure it would have some effects.

 

[Premiere]

Yes and no. Definitely get lots of hits to my sales page but not alot of follow through. However, the way the sales system is written is not ideal and it can't be modified. Right now we are using namesurl but we'll be rolling out a more robust solution in the future.

For the interim I would say this: building any website with your names for sale, or building a site per domain that ranks up in the serps, will get you quality offers. I haven't sold a domain for less than $300 in over a year, and the majority of sales have been over $1,000.

 

[Name Trader]

If I wasn't clear. I was referring to the For Sale Page which would show up when you type in the URL into your web browser. Not an additional For Sale Page for an already developed domain.

 

[morg]

I purchased a domain that way.

Stub,

I bought a domain a few months back that had a "this domain is for sale for $XXX."

I was buying a similar domain at Godaddy and was researching other domains with same keywords but different ext. and that's how I found it.

The only thing on the page was a contact form saying the domain was for sale and the price. I filled out the form and got an email back telling me where to send paypal payment.

He was using a service that offers 3 free forms, and of course more if you pay. I have not used it yet. I will pm you the name of the company.

Morg

 

[Erdy]

I simply forward the domain to its for sale page (also known as domain profile page) on sedo or godaddy. On sedo this is the page that opens when you click the link on the parking page that says "this domain might be for sale".

When you open the domain you land on a page either on sedo or godaddy that has a buy now button and a price. This is much easier to understand for buyers.

 

[labrocca]

I've gotten a few sales from mine but it's also nice to have a page to refer people interested in your portfolio.

My very simple page: http://www.domado.com/list.php

I update that a couple times a year.

 

[DavidH]

Many of my domain names forward to a very simple "For Sale" page that has no advertising and only one link on it - when you click that, you get an email form so you can enquire about its availability - get quite a lot of enquiries which have translated into a few sales. As the same page is used by many names, no mention of any price.

 

[kotan]

I simply forward the domain to its for sale page (also known as domain profile page) on sedo or godaddy. On sedo this is the page that opens when you click the link on the parking page that says "this domain might be for sale".

When you open the domain you land on a page either on sedo or godaddy that has a buy now button and a price. This is much easier to understand for buyers.

Does this method convert well? I was thinking of doing the same and forward visitors to the actual SEDO 'for sale' page rather than parking.

 

[DotWeekly]

The little things make the biggest differences IMO!

Keep in mind the ways an interested party will "look" to see if a domain name they are interested in is for sale!

1.) Search for it on search engines
2.) Visit the domain name via Direct Navigation
3.) Maybe a whois search

Doing a "forward" will result in one important way an interested party is looking, and likely will not be able to find your domain.

I have just finished doing my whole portfolio with for sale pages and solely focused on the way an interested party will search, For The Domain!

Parking pages, forwards etc will likely do you very little good to allowing a searcher to find you!

An example? SoupDish.com
Google Search for SoupDish.com #1 providing the answer they were looking for!

 

[Erdy]

The little things make the biggest differences IMO!

Keep in mind the ways an interested party will "look" to see if a domain name they are interested in is for sale!

1.) Search for it on search engines
2.) Visit the domain name via Direct Navigation
3.) Maybe a whois search

Doing a "forward" will result in one important way an interested party is looking, and likely will not be able to find your domain.

Yofie, I agree with your initial view but I come to a different conclusion than you. On #2 you said opening the domain directly in the browser. I think this is very important and when the users sees a Godaddy or Sedo sale page (not park page) they are more likely to buy your domain.

You could of course put your own for sale page but your site is not as known as Godaddy or Sedo. In my opinion it is more convenient for a buyer if they see a sedo or godaddy page. Remember also there is phone support. I just give sedo's or Godaddy's phone number when I email a potential buyer. If they have any question about payment or transfer they can call Godaddy or Sedo.

Godaddy has 24 hour phone support. They also do a lot of advertisement. So why not benefit from both of these factors?

I sold two domains recently at Godaddy. My only complaint is 20 days waiting time to get paid. But other than that they were good. I paid only 5% commission on a regular sale. But I didn't pay any commission for a "domain buy service" sale at godaddy.

Unfortunately sedo landing pages don't display any phone number. However sedo website supports more languages.

 

[SpareDomains]

I park my service names with regular parking and turn the product ones into stores. I use a pop-up for each domains sales page so when they close the parked page the sales page is there. For people that have pop-ups blocked I also have a text link at the top of all of them.

Yofie, I agree with your initial view but I come to a different conclusion than you. On #2 you said opening the domain directly in the browser. I think this is very important and when the users sees a Godaddy or Sedo sale page (not park page) they are more likely to buy your domain.

You could of course put your own for sale page but your site is not as known as Godaddy or Sedo. In my opinion it is more convenient for a buyer if they see a sedo or godaddy page. Remember also there is phone support. I just give sedo's or Godaddy's phone number when I email a potential buyer. If they have any question about payment or transfer they can call Godaddy or Sedo.

Godaddy has 24 hour phone support. They also do a lot of advertisement. So why not benefit from both of these factors?

I sold two domains recently at Godaddy. My only complaint is 20 days waiting time to get paid. But other than that they were good. I paid only 5% commission on a regular sale. But I didn't pay any commission for a "domain buy service" sale at godaddy.

Unfortunately sedo landing pages don't display any phone number. However sedo website supports more languages.

I agree you would probably sell more domains short term with one of the big boys sales pages but the problem is then you never become anything and all sales are anonymous. Using your own site like he is doing will lead to a blackbook of end user leads which could lead to other future sales from previous buyers. I personally have quite a database of leads from my own sites over the last 8-9 years. I like knowing who my buyers are and making contacts for the future. The main problem with the domain industry is most sales are anonymous domainer to domainer sales at sedo and paying commission to a middleman when they usually just find it by typing it in anyway. Do your own thing and build your future. Short term pain for a long term gain. If you need quick sales go with the big boys as your own advertising budget probably can't compete with a sedo or godaddy. If you are financially strong and can have patience for your own sales site to gradually develop cut out the middleman.

 

[DotWeekly]

Yofie, I agree with your initial view but I come to a different conclusion than you. On #2 you said opening the domain directly in the browser. I think this is very important and when the users sees a Godaddy or Sedo sale page (not park page) they are more likely to buy your domain.

My Buy It Now button redirects to the domains listing page on Sedo. I have a little motivation to get the user to click by not placing pricing on the site, but "click for pricing".

 

[Name Trader]

An example? SoupDish.com
Google Search for SoupDish.com #1 providing the answer they were looking for!

Won't you get banned by Google for duplicate content using the same basic For Sale page for every domain?

Was that a deliberate move to search for the complete domain name "soupdish.com" rather than the more generic "soup dish". Do you think this is how a buyer would search for a domain?

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Many of my domain names forward to a very simple "For Sale" page that has no advertising and only one link on it - when you click that, you get an email form so you can enquire about its availability - get quite a lot of enquiries which have translated into a few sales. As the same page is used by many names, no mention of any price.

David. Could you provide an example?

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Godaddy has 24 hour phone support. They also do a lot of advertisement. So why not benefit from both of these factors?

Erdinc. Is the GoDaddy For Sale Page, the page you see when clicking on the name in the Godaddy Auctions?

 

[stoppingfear]

I think it probably does help especially if you're in some business niche but don't expect that to be your only advertisment for your domain.

 

[Erdy]

Erdinc. Is the GoDaddy For Sale Page, the page you see when clicking on the name in the Godaddy Auctions?

Yes, that's right. And the page looks exactly the same as a regular expired domain page. The page is rather nice. There is a red buy now button. On the top there is a phone number. It says 24 hour sales & support.

 

[Name Trader]

I don't see any red buy button. Could you post an example link?

 

[Erdy]

Could you post an example link?

Of course. (These are not my domains by the way. Just picked them randomly)

1. Private sale with buy now
https://auctions.godaddy.com/trpItemListing.aspx?miid=34205263&buyNow=true

2. Private sale with buy now and offer:
https://auctions.godaddy.com/trpItemListing.aspx?miid=36961209

3. Private sale with offer
https://auctions.godaddy.com/trpItemListing.aspx?miid=38256784

I usually list with fixed price. So the pages look like #1. Then I simply forward the domain to its listing page.

You can find private sale domains under "A to Z listings" on godaddy auctions page.

 

[Name Trader]

Ok. Thanks. It's clear now. (i was looking at an offer link).

 

[nielsencl]

Last year I stumbled across My DN Store which is free and thought it was pretty cool. I played with it a little but didn't have time to set it up the way I wanted to. If you know a little about code you may want to take a look at it. I checked and it can still be downloaded vit the page I have linked to.